Enchanted Brooms

Standing up by themselves in a swirl of decorating sugar, these snacks make a dramatic plate presentation. Who knew pretzel rods, gummy rings and fruit rolls could create such a clean sweep!

Total Time: 0:45

Prep: 0:45

Level:
Easy

Serves:
6

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Ingredients

30 gummy peach rings

6 pretzel rods

9 grape fruit rolls

cornstarch

6 bite-size banana or lime Tootsie Fruit Rolls or taffy

Colored decorating sugar

Directions

Stretch 5 gummy rings, one at a time, onto one end of a pretzel rod, keeping rings close together, so that the pretzel will stand up straight. Repeat with remaining gummy rings and pretzels.

Unroll 3 fruit rolls into flat circles, leaving them attached to the plastic backing. With a pizza wheel, cut each circle in half. For each broom, peel half of the fruit circle off backing; line up the straight edge with bottom of peach ring stack and wrap around stack and pretzel, gently pressing fruit roll to adhere. This is the broom base to which broom bristles will be attached.

Working with one broom at a time, unroll another fruit roll into a flat circle; remove from its backing. Lightly rub both sides of the fruit roll with cornstarch. Using the pizza wheel, cut a 4 x 6-in. rectangle out of the circle. With a long side facing you, cut several parallel narrow strips in the rectangle, to within 1⁄2 in. of the opposite long side (like making a grass skirt). Wrap the row of broom bristles around the broom base, pressing gently to adhere.

With rolling pin, flatten and roll out Tootsie Rolls until very thin. Cut out 3-in. long x 1⁄4-in.-wide bands; wrap around top of broom base, cutting to fit.

To serve: Put colored decorating sugar on a large platter. Using a dry pastry brush, sweep sugar in decorative swirls on platter to create broom tracks. Stand brooms in tracks.